Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau (Children of the Whales)

You mustn't cry.

Hey!

Master Suou's been summoned by the Council!

It finally happened?

Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives

seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo

Oh silence, melodies, you Marked of fleeting lives

seijaku yo senritsu yo hakanaki shirushi yo

So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand

sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara

So long as you choose to live upon this land above sand

sajou ni kono chi ni ikitsudzuketa no nara

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Listen to the whale's song from this world bathed in sin

tsumi wo matou sekai kara kujira no uta wo kiita

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Embrace fate, emotions, and do not fear, children

unmei wo kanjou wo idaku beki kotachi yo

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

Follow them, follow them, to the future that lies beyond

sono saki e sono saki e michibikareta no nara

A thousand voices lead to a dream land

ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e

A thousand voices lead to a dream land

ikusen no koe kuusou no chi e

Turn the rudder and change course

kaji wo kitte ikou to shita

Turn the rudder and change course

kaji wo kitte ikou to shita

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

A thousand voices sing the sand ocean ballad

ikusen no koe suna no umi no baraado

Suou, you are hereby appointed as the new Chieftain of the Mud Whale.

I humbly accept.

You look pale.

Wash your garments, lest you startle the citizens.

If you cannot remove the filth, we will prepare you a new set.

This is not filth.

It's... Sami's...

There, there.

We had forgotten you were still a child.

Mister Suou.

Neri...

Sorry.

You must stop crying at some point, Suou.

She's right.

We're pained as well.

However, we have a responsibility to uphold.

We will give you your first and final duty as Chieftain.

The Council of Elders has come to a unanimous decision.

We will sink the Mud Whale into the Sand Ocean.

What do you mean?! Where will we go then?

Where will we live?

We will drown in sand alongside the Mud Whale.

You will lead everyone to a proud death as the last Chieftain.

That is your first and final duty.

Why is that?

Why must everyone die?!

Those who attacked us came from the country we were once part of.

Our ancestors were cast into the Sand Ocean after committing a certain sin.

That exile has continued to this day.

But now, they have decided that it is finally time for our execution.

Those soldiers were ordered to kill every last person living on the Mud Whale.

Their goal is not conquest, but extermination.

We have no means of resisting them.

...don't want to...

Why do I...

Who among us wishes to see the people of the Mud Whale murdered in cold blood?

It is necessary to meet a peaceful end such that we might die with dignity.

Elder Byakuroku!

Father... No, I don't wanna be killed!

I don't wanna drown to death either!

He has gone senile.

Take Elder Byakuroku to his room.

Head Elder, it's all right.

You'll be all right.

I won't allow you to die meaninglessly like Sami and Lady Taisha did!

Suou!

I don't want to let anyone else die!

There must be a way for us all to survive!

Oh, right!

Father, ask Falaina! Falaina knows everything.

Falaina? The island girl mentioned that name.

Does it not refer to the Mud Whale?

Suou! That's enough!

You have no need to know.

Please tell me, Head Elder.

What is it? Just what in the world is Fala—

I believe you instructed me to restrain him in a situation like this. Is this acceptable?

Y-Yes. Just as we agreed upon.

Please take care of the underground security too, Captain.

I never expected him to act like that.

He is still young. We can't blame him.

We'll have to put this behind us and proceed.

Now, begin the preparations,

Neri.

What're you writing?

D-Don't look!

Don't worry, it's all Greek to me! Besides...

If you don't want people reading it, don't go scribbling it out here.

So Tobikko told me that you used your thymia to take out some of those guys who attacked us.

I heard the only people who could stand up to them were you and Ouni.

Not bad for the destroyer!

You're pretty amazing!

Stop that.

I couldn't do anything. That's why Sami died.

I don't want to hear anything about fighting or taking people out anymore!

Is that why you're carving excuses into the wall?

Samikko might have died, but you saved Tobikko's siblings, didn't you?

That's praiseworthy. Hold your head up high.

I can't be as carefree as you.

It's not "you", it's Big Sis Ginshu!

Who cares what I call you?

I do!

What name you use for others is important.

It shows exactly what you think of them.

I'll teach you how to use thymia properly so that you can fight them the next time they come.

That's why I want you to treat me with respect and call me "Big Sis Ginshu"!

Now, let me hear it!

Big Sis... Ginshu.

That's perfect! You got it, Chakki!

It's Chakuro.

Don't sweat the small stuff!

I'll see you around, Chakki!

It's Chakuro!

Chakuro!

Neri?

You can't climb up from that side. Come around the back.

Chakuro.

Isn't it beautiful?

Do you know the reason why this world is beautiful?

The souls of all the people who have lived in this world have melded into it.

Like here, just look.

What is that?

What is... Who are they?

Sami!

Sami... you're alive...

I never got to tell you, but I wanted to be your wife.

Sami...

Wait... Sami!

I loved you too!

Even with our short lives as Marked, even if our bodies were to weaken until our death,

I wanted to spend my life with you.

If I'm not even allowed such a modest wish,

I have no reason to go on living!

Take me with you.

I can't.

You have a duty only you can do.

Wait...

Precisely.

You are the archivist of the truth.

Lady Taisha...

The Mud Whale is on course to sink, with not a single soul knowing the truth of this island.

We will simply disappear.

You must see it all through to the last.

And the end of this island is still far, far away.

Ouni!

Suou!

Lykos!

Neri... what was that?

Hey, could you see Sami and everyone else too?

Could you see Suou and Lykos suffering?

You have the ability to vividly perceive the hearts of others, though you may not be aware of it.

If you don't unite everyone, it will truly be the end.

Chakuro!

Please help! I found out their plans!

Huh?

The Council of Elders wants to sink the Mud Whale and everyone on it!

Mister Suou opposed them, and they've imprisoned him in the bowels.

Is that true?

Before you can save everyone, there's someone whose heart you must set free.

Please go to her.

Lykos.

Are you crying?

The ship I was on was originally supposed to attack Falaina.

But we didn't know a thing.

They told us this island was like hell.

Yet we were the ones who made it that way...

You've become able to show so much more emotion.

Don't worry. I've seen your heart twice now.

I trust you, Lykos.

Hey, Lykos. I need your help.

Otherwise we'll all drown in the Sand Ocean.

What do I need to do?

I still can't believe it.